I have a CVA optima V2. Using power belt 295 gr bullets. They load fine and group great at 100 yds. Want to try sabots and bought some 250 gr Barnes tmz buckets and some black hph 24 sabots and blackhorn 209 powder. I’m having a terrible time trying to get bullets down the barrel and group is probably 3+ inches at 100 yds. Barrel is clean when trying to load. May just keep using the power belts but most people hate them for deer. Marginal blood trails if any at all. Seems hard to believe if you hit one with that kinda slug though. Any suggestions on a different sabot or bullet.
Thanks